Getting to Port Canavarel and back - hire car/coach?

[HFJohnson]

We have a week in a villa in Orlando, a three night cruise and then a final one night stay onsite before flying home. We have a hire car for the first week and I'm just trying to work out the best way of getting to and from the port.

Option 1
Drive down to the port, leave the hire car there and drive back

Option 2
Drive down to the port, give up the hire car and get the DCL express back. Then we can take the magical express back to the airport.

Does anyone have any experience of either of these and what the costs of parking and the DCL express would be? I can't find it on the DCL website anywhere.

Also, how time consuming is the DCL bus back? Does it take a lot longer than driving by the time you get on board, set off and get back to WDW?

Thanks!

[tinkerella123]

If it was me I would be looking at extending the care hire for the whole duration, parking is $68 for 3 night cruise, by the time you pay for the coach back then extra again for magical express. $39.00 each for magical express, coach from port canaveral $39 each, you don’t say how many there is in your party but for the convenience keep the car.